EP0721748A1 - Auftrageeinheit für viscose kosmetische Erzeugnisse, insbesondere für Nagellack - Google Patents

Auftrageeinheit für viscose kosmetische Erzeugnisse, insbesondere für Nagellack Download PDF

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EP0721748A1
EP0721748A1 EP96400056A EP96400056A EP0721748A1 EP 0721748 A1 EP0721748 A1 EP 0721748A1 EP 96400056 A EP96400056 A EP 96400056A EP 96400056 A EP96400056 A EP 96400056A EP 0721748 A1 EP0721748 A1 EP 0721748A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/001—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs
    • A46B11/0017—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water with integral reservoirs with pre-pressurised reservoirs, e.g. aerosols
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
    • A45D34/042—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D34/043—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a brush or the like movable within the container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B11/00—Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water
    • A46B11/0072—Details

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  • the present invention relates to an applicator for viscous cosmetic products, in particular for nail polish.
  • Viscous cosmetic products are used, in particular for nail varnishes, which are generally applied with brushes.
  • Such applicators are most often constituted by a bottle which contains the cosmetic product and the cap of which is provided with a brush or another applicator member which, in the closed state, penetrates into the bottle and is in contact with the cosmetic product in the bottle, which prevents thickening of the cosmetic product which remained on the brush following the previous application.
  • Applicators of this type are very simple, but they have the disadvantage that, during their use, there is a non-negligible risk of seeing the open bottle overturn, letting the cosmetic product run off, which damages the clothes of the user or objects nearby.
  • applicators of the “pen” type which are constituted by a body forming a reservoir for the cosmetic composition, by an applicator member such as a brush secured to the body and by a plug whose sole role is shut off the body.
  • the applicator member is capable of being moved, generally by gravity, between two positions, namely an extended position in which the plug is separated from the body of the applicator, and a retracted position wherein the applicator member is completely contained in the body of the applicator, the plug sealing the body of the applicator and preventing the cosmetic product from spreading outside.
  • This second type of applicator facilitates the use of the cosmetic product but has the drawback that, when closing of the cap, the applicator member has returned to the interior of the body with a non-negligible amount of cosmetic product which has already started to dry and which continues to do so while the cap is already applied to the body of the applicator. due to the evaporation of the solvent in the closed volume which surrounds the applicator member.
  • the object of the present invention is to produce an applicator of the type in which the applicator member is integral with the body of the applicator which contains the cosmetic product, which makes it possible to avoid a deposit of solidified cosmetic product or at least of high viscosity. on and around the applicator member.
  • the present invention relates to an applicator of viscous cosmetic product such as a nail varnish, of the type comprising an applicator body constituting a reservoir for the cosmetic product, this body containing an applicator member capable of being moved between a position closure in which the applicator member is completely engaged inside the body and an open position in which the applicator member projects out of the body, the body of the applicator being closed by a plug when the member applicator is in the closed position, said applicator being characterized in that in the closed state, a shutter prevents the cosmetic product contained in the part of the body of the applicator which constitutes the reservoir for the cosmetic product, from being able to, taking into account its viscosity, flow towards the part of the body of the applicator which is closed by the cap and which contains the applicator member; and that the part of the body of the applicator which contains the cosmetic product is connected to the part of the body of the applicator which is closed by the cap and which contains the applicator member, by a wall which prevents
  • the wall which allows the solvent to enter the volume which contains the applicator member is a body of generally tubular shape consisting of a porous material obtained for example by sintering, a part of which can advantageously serve to form with the applicator organ, the obturator between the part of the body of the applicator which contains the cosmetic product and the part of this body which, in the closed state, contains the applicator organ.
  • this porous wall is in contact by one of its faces with the cosmetic product or with the solvent vapors of the latter which are inside the body of the applicator, said solvent migrating through the porous wall to reach the part of the body of the applicator which surrounds the applicator member.
  • a wall of generally cylindrical or frustoconical shape which surrounds the applicator member and which is provided with very narrow slots or very small diameter holes which by capillary action prevent the passage of the cosmetic product while allowing the passage of the solvent.
  • the volume outside the wall provided with slots is connected to the part of the body of the applicator which contains the cosmetic product.
  • the shutter which prevents the cosmetic product contained in the rear part of the body of the applicator from passing into the front part of the body of the applicator which surrounds the applicator member is constituted by an extra thickness situated at the base of the applicator member, which cooperates with the porous or capillary wall which has just been described, so that, taking into account its viscosity, the cosmetic product cannot flow from the part of the body of the applicator where it is contained, towards the part of the body of the applicator which surrounds the applicator member.
  • the applicator member is extended towards the rear by a rod having a recess forming a drawer which, when the applicator is open and the applicator member is moved towards its position of use, transfers a given volume of cosmetic product into the volume which is located in the front part of the body of the applicator, so as to impregnate the applicator member.
  • the rod which supports the applicator member is hollow so that the external wall of the rod can cooperate with part of the surface of the porous wall to oppose the passage of the product cosmetic of the body of the applicator where it is contained towards the volume which contains the applicator member while it is possible to induce from the inside of the rod the controlled impregnation of the applicator member with the cosmetic product.
  • the end of the applicator is designated which is closed off by the plug under the term of the front part of the applicator, the other end being designated under the term of rear part.
  • the cosmetic product contained inside the applicator has not been shown, because its position depends essentially on the position of the applicator and the agitation which has been previously communicated to the latter.
  • the cosmetic product is therefore in the volume 3 located inside the rear part 1 of the applicator.
  • This volume 3 contains in known manner a metal ball 4 intended to serve as an agitator to allow homogenization of the cosmetic product when necessary.
  • a plug 5 which engages by a thread 6 on the front part 2 of the body of the applicator makes it possible to close the terminal orifice of the latter.
  • the applicator member is constituted by a brush 7 provided at its base with a bulge 8, the usefulness of which will be described later.
  • the brush 7 is supported by a rod 9 itself connected to a cruciform slide 10, the other end of which supports a counterweight 11.
  • the shape of the slide can be different, for example square, rectangular or cylindrical.
  • the cruciform slide 10 slides in a correspondingly shaped orifice located in a socket 12 which, at its base 13, is made integral with the rear part 1 of the body of the applicator by any means such as by gluing.
  • Openings 14 made in the wall of the socket 12 allow the cosmetic product to pass freely between the volume 3 and the volume 15 located inside the socket 12.
  • the rear 1 and front 2 parts of the body of the applicator are interconnected at 16 in a sealed manner, for example by gluing.
  • a porous wall 17 which, towards the front, delimits a volume 18 in which is located the front part of the brush 7.
  • This porous wall can be obtained for example by sintering, by agglomeration of fibers, or be constituted by a foam.
  • the porous wall 17 has a diameter 19 which is greater than the diameter of the bulge 8 which is located at the base of the brush 7.
  • the relative dimensions of the bulge 8 and of the part 19 of the porous wall are such that the applicator can move freely between the closed position and the open position despite the viscosity of the cosmetic product, while the latter cannot substantially pass from the volumes 3 and 15 towards volume 18 when the applicator is in the closed position, thus constituting a shutter for the cosmetic product.
  • FIG. 4 shows a representation of the cruciform slide 10 which slides in an orifice of corresponding shape made in the bottom of the socket 12.
  • FIG. 4 also shows how large orifices 14 located in the cylindrical part of the sleeve 12 allow the cosmetic product to pass freely from volume 3 to volume 15 which is located inside the sleeve 12.
  • This movement can be carried out in the known manner, by shaking the applicator axially, the brush 7 being able to be brought either into the extended position or into the retracted position, due to the inertia of the counterweight 11 to which it is connected.
  • the cosmetic product which is located around the rod 9 which has a diameter substantially smaller than those of the bulge 8 located at the base of the brush and the cruciform slide 10, is entrained inside the volume 18 where a dosed amount of cosmetic product also spreads.
  • the inertia of the counterweight 11 causes the brush 7 to pass into the position of FIG. 1 by bringing it into contact with the cosmetic composition which has been previously introduced in volume 18 as has just been explained.
  • the stop 10 a which is located at the front end of the cruciform slide 10 limits the rearward movement of the applicator member.
  • a new sudden movement of the applicator to the right causes a new exit of the brush 7, which is this time impregnated with the cosmetic product which can then be applied by the user.
  • the volume 18 is delimited by a porous wall 17, the rear part of which opens onto the volume 15 and is therefore in contact with the cosmetic product.
  • the brush 7 is brought back inside the cavity 18 which is closed with the plug 5.
  • the brush 7 still contains a certain amount of cosmetic product whose viscosity has increased due to the start of evaporation of the solvent that the cosmetic product contains during the application of the latter.
  • the wall 17 is permeable to the solvent so that the latter which is contained in greater quantity in the cosmetic product present in the chambers 3 and 15 diffuses through the wall 17 to come into the volume 18 where it dissolves in the cosmetic composition which remained on the brush 7.
  • This dissolution prevents the residual cosmetic product which is on the brush 7 or in the volume 18, from hardening because it is in the presence of its solvent in exactly the same conditions as the cosmetic product which is in the volumes 3 and 15.
  • the bulge 8 which is at the base of the brush 7 using a porous material, which, like the wall 17, allows the solvent of the cosmetic product to pass so as to further facilitate the passage of said solvent towards the brush 7 and the volume 18.
  • the porous wall 17 is replaced by a part 20 constituted by two walls 21 a and 21 b which delimit between them an annular volume 21 which is in communication with the volumes 15 and 3 which have been previously described.
  • the inner wall 21b is provided with longitudinal slots 22 of small width which, by their size, allow the passage of the solvent contained in the cosmetic product but which prevent that, by capillarity, the latter passes through them.
  • the part 20 plays the same role as the porous wall 17 by ensuring the passage of the solvent from volumes 15 and 3 to volume 18 in which the residual cosmetic product must not thicken, while preventing the cosmetic product which is kept in volumes 3 and 15 from entering volume 18.
  • FIG. 5 which is a sectional view along VV of FIG. 3, we find the plug 5, the front part 2 of the applicator, the walls 21 a and 21 b which delimit the annular volume 21.
  • the applicator member is constituted by a brush 7 supported by a rod 9a which is hollow and whose internal orifice 9b communicates the brush 7 with the volume 3 of the body 1 by through an enlarged part 23 which has a circular lip 24 on which comes bear a ball 25 pushed back by a spring 26 to form a valve.
  • the volume 3 of the body of the applicator is varied, constituting it in two parts which are movable relative to one another.
  • a counterweight 11 a in the form of a ring allows inertia to bring the brush 7 in or out.
  • volume 15 and 3 The transfer of the solvent from volumes 15 and 3 to volume 18 does not imply that during this transfer the solvent remains in the liquid state or in the gaseous state. However, given its volatility which allows relatively quick drying of the cosmetic product, the solvent generally crosses the wall in the form of vapor so as to balance its vapor pressure between all the volumes which are inside the body of the container. .
  • the embodiments described are in no way limiting and that they can receive any desirable modification without departing from the scope of the invention, the essential characteristic of which is the communication of the volume which contains the applicator member in the state formed with the volume which contains the cosmetic product in such a way that the latter cannot flow towards the volume which contains the applicator member while its solvent can pass from the part of the applicator which contains the cosmetic product towards that which contains the applicator organ, thereby preventing the cosmetic product which remains on or around the applicator organ from thickening and hardening.
  • the applicator member can be produced other than in the form of a brush, for example using a porous member or provided with fine longitudinal grooves capable of retaining the cosmetic product by capillarity.
  • This applicator member may also, for example, be made of foam or a sintered plastic material or else obtained by flocking.
  • the invention can also be applied to a product applicator other than a cosmetic product but which would have the same viscosity and solvent characteristics.

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EP96400056A 1995-01-11 1996-01-10 Auftrageeinheit für viscose kosmetische Erzeugnisse, insbesondere für Nagellack Expired - Lifetime EP0721748B1 (de)

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